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CommentCase in focus: Performance bonds
Was the guarantor liable under a bond where the contractor became insolvent following termination of the contract?
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NewsStaff suspended as SIG says profits inflated by more than £6m
Discovery made following allegations by whistleblower
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FeaturesOnline poll: Westminster works
This week’s poll: Should MPs move out of the Palace of Westminster to allow essential works to carried out?
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NewsHighways England appoints permanent major projects boss
Peter Mumford spent nearly 20 years at a number of construction consultancies
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FeaturesLooking back to 2005
This week’s archive piece looks back at brutalist parking blocks, “monstrosities”, and a Michael Caine-inspired script starring a besuited architect
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NewsRival consultants replace Aecom at second Shardette
Firm was acting as QS and project manager on the scheme
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FeaturesCarillion: Questions to be answered
Ahead of next week’s Select Committee grilling of Carillion’s directors, Joey Gardiner delves into the £5bn contractor’s accounting practices and how it got itself into such an unholy mess
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CommentCarillion: the end of public-private partnerships?
The failure of the UK’s second largest construction company has led to considerable scrutiny of the way that public services are contracted out to private sector businesses - could this signal the beginning of the end?
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FeaturesMarket review: Falling forecasts
Declines in productivity and real wages, along with the uncertainty around Brexit, are driving down growth forecasts. But only one economic sector actually shrank in Q3 2017 - construction
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CommentBrownfield Registers have come up short
The creation of Brownfield Land Registers is part of the government’s drive for new homes - but is it working fast enough?
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NewsJames Wates to chair corporate governance group
Government sets up group to oversee how large private companies are run
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CommentBrownfield Land Registers – positive in principle, lacking in substance
Homes England launched with fanfare this month, announcing a series of core objectives, both new and invigorated policies intended to get housebuilders on site and start reducing the country’s housing shortfall. The newly introduced Brownfield Land Registers are one such policy. However, if something sounds too good to be ...
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NewsCrossrail housing boost exceeds expectations, says study
Around 180,000 homes are predicted to be built along the line by 2026
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NewsUrban Splash teams up with student housing specialist for third phase at Park Hill
Regeneration specialist plans to develop accommodation for 350 students at the grade II* listed estate
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NewsUp to 40,000 affordable homes for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough by 2038
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority teams up woth 15 housing associations to build homes
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NewsCapita shares plummet as firm issues shock profit warning
Latest profit warning for outsourcing and infrastructure giant comes a fortnight after Carillion collapse
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NewsPalace of Westminster could be added to 'at risk' register, says Historic England
Today’s vote could see revamp facing four year delay
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NewsMPs slam business secretary for not tackling Carillion's payment practices
Greg Clark faced MPs’ questions about retentions and 120-day payment periods that left suppliers exposed
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NewsCITB helps over a third of former Carillion apprentices find new work
More than 850 employers have offered them job opportunities